diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libliftoff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libliftoff/default.nix
index 4bcf6ae166a0..8d695b2b9afd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libliftoff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libliftoff/default.nix
@@ -1,35 +1,19 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitLab
-, meson, pkg-config, ninja
-, libdrm
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "libliftoff";
-  version = "0.4.1";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitLab {
-    domain = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
-    owner = "emersion";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-NPwhsd6IOQ0XxNQQNdaaM4kmwoLftokV86WYhoa5csY=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson pkg-config ninja ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ libdrm ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Lightweight KMS plane library";
-    longDescription = ''
-      libliftoff eases the use of KMS planes from userspace without standing in
-      your way. Users create "virtual planes" called layers, set KMS properties
-      on them, and libliftoff will pick planes for these layers if possible.
-    '';
-    inherit (src.meta) homepage;
-    changelog = "https://github.com/emersion/libliftoff/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    license     = licenses.mit;
-    platforms   = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ primeos Scrumplex ];
-  };
+{ callPackage, fetchFromGitLab, ... }:
+let
+  mkVariant =
+    version: hash:
+    callPackage ./generic.nix {
+      inherit version;
+      src = fetchFromGitLab {
+        domain = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
+        owner = "emersion";
+        repo = "libliftoff";
+        rev = "v${version}";
+        inherit hash;
+      };
+    };
+in
+{
+  libliftoff_0_4 = mkVariant "0.4.1" "sha256-NPwhsd6IOQ0XxNQQNdaaM4kmwoLftokV86WYhoa5csY=";
+  libliftoff_0_5 = mkVariant "0.5.0" "sha256-PcQY8OXPqfn8C30+GAYh0Z916ba5pik8U0fVpZtFb5g=";
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libliftoff/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libliftoff/generic.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f347a6a9b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libliftoff/generic.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib, stdenv
+, meson, pkg-config, ninja
+, libdrm
+, version
+, src
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "libliftoff";
+  inherit version src;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson pkg-config ninja ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libdrm ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Lightweight KMS plane library";
+    longDescription = ''
+      libliftoff eases the use of KMS planes from userspace without standing in
+      your way. Users create "virtual planes" called layers, set KMS properties
+      on them, and libliftoff will pick planes for these layers if possible.
+    '';
+    inherit (finalAttrs.src.meta) homepage;
+    changelog   = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libliftoff/-/tags/v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    license     = lib.licenses.mit;
+    platforms   = lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ primeos Scrumplex ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/default.nix
index 10fb01d86d41..335e8b2431ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wlroots/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 , seatd
 , vulkan-loader
 , glslang
-, libliftoff
+, libliftoff_0_4
 , libdisplay-info
 , nixosTests
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ rec {
     ];
     extraBuildInputs = [
       ffmpeg
-      libliftoff
+      libliftoff_0_4
       libdisplay-info
     ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1238e7cf37f4..5a6c4a9c18c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5487,6 +5487,10 @@ with pkgs;
   hypr = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/hyprwm/hypr {
     cairo = cairo.override { xcbSupport = true; };  };
 
+  hyprland = callPackage ../by-name/hy/hyprland/package.nix {
+    libliftoff = libliftoff_0_4;
+  };
+
   hyprland-autoname-workspaces = callPackage ../applications/misc/hyprland-autoname-workspaces { };
 
   hyprland-per-window-layout = callPackage ../tools/wayland/hyprland-per-window-layout { };
@@ -22205,7 +22209,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   liblc3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblc3 { };
 
-  libliftoff = callPackage ../development/libraries/libliftoff { };
+  inherit (callPackages ../development/libraries/libliftoff { }) libliftoff_0_4 libliftoff_0_5;
+  libliftoff = libliftoff_0_5;
 
   liblqr1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblqr-1 {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon AppKit;